Safety shoe toe



Aug. 7, 1945. B. HANDELSMAN 2,381,2

SAFETY SHOE TOE Filed March 4, 1942 1 operation.

- Patented Aug. 1945.

1 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE 2,3si,2so

I I SAFETY snoE Ton Bert Handelsman, West'Bridgewater, Pa; Application March 4; 1942', Serial e. 433,390

1 Claim. (01.36-77) The present inventicn'reiates to new an'duse-' ful improvements in shoes, particularly for worka men in various industries, and has for its primaryobject to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an article of this character comprising a safety toe shield.or ariri'or which is.

to provide an inturned flange r lip 4.

formed Formed inthe shiel v is a plurality of open- 'ings 5.

It will thus be seen that a construction has ventilated, thereby greatly promoting foot health and comfort in shoes of this type.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a'safety toe shield or armor of the character described for shoes comprising a single pieceof material which maybe produced in one Other objects of the invention are to provide a ventilated safety toe for shoes which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable,

' highly efiicient and reliable in use, light in weight,

and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing, and still further objectsand advantages of the inventionwill become apparent from a study of the following specificatic 1, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference des- "ignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein: l

Figure 1 is a view in side;elevation of a shoe ance with the present invention, the toe portion 7 of said shoe being broken away in longitudinal atop plan view of the ventilated the shield.

' comprising a safety toe constructed in accordbeen provided whereby the armored toe portion 2 of the shoe 3 will be thoroughly ventilated at all Of course, the perforations or openings 5 permit this ventilation. These openings 5 may times,

be of any suitable size, shape and arrangement. The construction is such that the shield i may be incorporated in the shoe with a. minimum of 'labor Farmers, loggers, truckers and those engaged in various other occupations or who may be exposed to extremely cold weather may'wear the ventilated safety toe as the perforations will permit the passage of moisture, allow the free circulation of air and prevent the metal from freezingthe feet. Also, those employed in hot mills, brick kilns, ovens and other places where there is intense heat may wear the safety toe asthe circulation of air through the ventilating openings will keep the feet from burning.

It is believed hat the many advantages of a safety toe for shoes constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readilyundem stood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to i be understood that changes in the details of con- Ihe lower marginal portion of the shield I is struction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is: As a new article of manufacture, a safety device of the character described for shoes comprising a perforated metallic shield for slidable insertion for frictional retention in the toe portion of a finished shoe and conforming to the shape thereof, said shield being open. at its bottom and rear end, and a downwardly and inwardly directed continuous flange on the lower marginal portions of said shield, said flange being tapered to. a feather edge.

' BERT 

